The assistant to the Egyptian tourism minister, Abdel Fattah Al-Assi, said on Sunday that the government allowed the hotels to operate at full capacity, forcing them to follow strict precautionary measures to prevent the Corona virus, stressing, according to ” Reuters ”that the decision has already entered in force.
The hotels have been operating at 70% capacity since July as part of the measures Anti-pandemic. Tourism constitutes up to 15% of the country’s national productIt is a major source of foreign currency.
Egyptian tourism revenues have fallen by 69% in the last year in light of the Corona pandemic, which has severely damaged the sector. in one moment in which the country has granted 58% of the hotels permission to operate under the new controls in the subsequent stages Corona restrictions.
Tourism revenues reached $ 4 billion in 2020, in down from $ 13.03 billion in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the industry hard, but Egypt’s focus has shifted from visitor numbers to remaining a safe destination despite the crisis.
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